Arch 22

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Arch 22 is a monumental gateway and national landmark in Banjul, The Gambia, commemorating the 1994 military coup and offering panoramic views of the city.

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Arch 22 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf monumental gateway ⓘ
national landmark ⓘ
triumphal arch ⓘ
access lift ⓘ
staircase ⓘ
architecturalStyle postmodern ⓘ
associatedWith Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council ⓘ
linked to: AFRC junta

Yahya Jammeh ⓘ
category Buildings and structures in Banjul ⓘ
Monuments and memorials in The Gambia ⓘ
Triumphal arches ⓘ
commemorates 1994 Gambian coup d’état ⓘ
military takeover of 22 July 1994 ⓘ
contains exhibits about 1994 coup ⓘ
exhibits about Gambian history ⓘ
country The Gambia ⓘ
hasFunction observation point ⓘ
symbolic gateway to the capital ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
hasPart central archway ⓘ
elevator ⓘ
small museum ⓘ
spiral staircase ⓘ
two supporting columns ⓘ
viewing platform ⓘ
height approximately 115 feet ⓘ
approximately 35 metres ⓘ
inception 1996 ⓘ
locatedIn Banjul ⓘ
Banjul Island ⓘ
Greater Banjul Area ⓘ
linked to: Banjul Division
locatedNear entrance to Banjul ⓘ
locatedOn Independence Drive ⓘ
materialUsed reinforced concrete ⓘ
namedAfter 22 July 1994 coup ⓘ
nearby Banjul–Serrekunda Highway ⓘ
Denton Bridge ⓘ
offersViewOf Banjul ⓘ
Gambia River ⓘ
surrounding mangroves ⓘ
politicalSignificance symbol of the 1994 military regime ⓘ
symbolizes new political era after 1994 in The Gambia ⓘ
touristActivity climbing to viewing platform ⓘ
touristStatus major tourist attraction in Banjul ⓘ
yearCompleted 1996 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Banjul → hasLandmark → Arch 22 ⓘ
Bathurst → hasLandmark → Arch 22 ⓘ